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ZIKA VIRUS IN SEVERAL ISLANDS

St. Vincent and the Grenadines is the latest Caribbean nation to report that the mosquito carried Zika virus is on its soil. One person had the virus but the person has recovered. Government officials are urging citizens to protect themselves from the virus and to clear places and stagnant water holes where mosquitoes breed.

Barbados, Trinidad & Tobago, Guyana and Suriname have all reported the presence of Zika.